Mayor Baker to Toss First Ball at Opening Game
The local baseball season opens tomorrow at Reservoir Park with the Winchester and Hagerstown team arriving by OC. V. B. BR train. Mayor Baker is expected to toss the ceremonial first ball at 3:30 p.m. Admission funds the club, new uniforms are ready, and a three-game weekly target is planned.
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Reservoir Park Winchester
Hagerstown
Potomac
OC. V. B. BR
Mayer Baker
Vndons
Johson and
Trimble
Senson
Sper G
Johneson
Pitcher
RKF
J.kern Aikmicimgene
Section Man Is Hurled Fifty Feet In Freight Crash
William Jacobs a Cumberland Valley Railroad section hand was struck by an east bound freight train at Powell's Bend three miles below Williamsport around noon Saturday He attempted to cross in front of the long train and was struck by a wooden cross beam or cylinder head hurled about fifty feet and left unconscious for several hours.
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William Jacobs
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Cumberland Valley
Powell’s Bend
Williamsport
Jacob
C. V. BR. RB
Charles Town Postoffice Troubles
The Charles Town West Virginia postoffice is in a muddle as Postmaster Porterfield, appointed in December 1903, has been asked to resign but has not yet forwarded his resignation. He is a Democrat and formerly deputy sheriff of Charles Town district from 1897 to 1901 and supported Judge Dayton.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Porterfield
Dayton
Shawnee Tribe No 2 Holds Annual Sermon at First Baptist
Shawnee Tribe No 2 of the Improved Order of Red Men gathered at the First Baptist Church for their annual sermon by Rev. E. E Northen on the Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man. A large audience heard the analytical discourse as the choir offered anthems and Prof. L. R. Swimley performed a violin solo with orchestral accompaniment. the tribe lists officers and warriors in attendance.
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First Baptist Church
E. E Northen
Northen
God
L. R. Swimley
Sachem
W. L. Whissen
Sagamore
A. H. Jackson
T. H. Jones
Prophet
A. C. Boxwell
P. S
Cather
Wampum
Nicklin
P.s
G. E Copenhaver
E. Tremary
L. D. Grubb
Forest
Marion Grim
J. Woomer
Cc. D. Baker
S. A. R Anderson
Warriors
W. A. McCoy
OC. H. Smith
B. Grubb
A. H. Dunn
Braves
Frank Brown
I. W. Martin
H.C. A. Funk
W. E. Smith
Sammie Had An Aristocratic Ailment
Samuel Chambers claimed vast horse cures and moaned on the B&O platform. Police diagnosed gout after a disturbance. he was taken to the station house in a go cart, then to jail and later given a ticket to Martinsburg via the CVRR Depot.
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Samuel Chambers
Samuel
A. Seabright
Charles McCarty
Martinsburg
General Baughman Returns Home From Europe
General Baughman of Frederick City Maryland came home Saturday after nearly two months abroad. He traveled with William A. Marburg of Baltimore who accompanied him on the European trip and they arrived in New York. Baughman had spent some weeks in the county last summer.
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L. Victor Baughman
Frederick City
Europe
General Baughman
William A. Marburg
Baltimore
Hiis
New York
Baughman
Carver Dies At 29 At Boyd Home
Mr. Carver aged 29 died at 1 PM at the home of Mr. R L Boyd two miles south of town. Death was due to consumption.
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Carver
R. L. Boyd
Freemont Sunday School Event Near Eosenber
A partial local item notes a Freemont Sunday school event near Eosenberg on a Sunday. Details are incomplete but indicate a community gathering hosted by a church group.
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Freemont Sunday School
Wit
Eosenber
Mrs. Laura Gore Dies After Illness At Home
Mrs Laura Gore widow of Perry U Gore dies after a three week illness at age 52 at her home at the corner of north Braddock and west Piccadilly streets. Funeral set for Wednesday at 4 pm from the home with ministers H M White and J Gray McAllister officiating. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. She was daughter of James Harrison Campbell and mother of Walter Gore of Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Miss Lens Gore.
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Laura Gore
Perry U. Gore
North Braddock
West Piccadilly Streets
H. M.white
J.gray McAllister
Presbyterian Church
Walter Gore
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
3Fiss Lens
Funeral for Jas B Streit Tomorrow at 11
The funeral of Mr. Jas B Streit who died at 207 South Braddock Street will be held at 11 tomorrow from his late residence. Rev J Gray McAllister and Rev Dr H M White will officiate at the Presbyterian Church. Interment in Mount Hebron. He was 58, born in Winchester, widow Anna Chamberlain, four children Henry Streit Elizabeth James Nannie, and one sister Annie Streit survive.
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Jas. B. Streit
Hose
South Braddock Street
J.gray McAllister
H. M. White
Presbyterian Church
Streit
Mount Hebron
Mr. Streit
Winchester
Wm. Streit
Christian Streit
Old Lutheran Church
Henry Streit
Pittsburg
Elizabeth, James
Nannie Streit
Annie Streit
Captain Dudrow Ill At Hotel Evans
Mr C. E. Dudrow a Harper's Ferry traveling passenger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail was taken suddenly ill at Hotel Evans. Dr W B Love treated him and by afternoon he was much improved.
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C. E. Dudrow
Harper’s Ferry
Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Hotel Evans
W. 8
Love
Dudrow
Wheat Prices Fall to 85 Cents Today
Wheat drops to 85 cents today after a 90 cent level Saturday. Wholesale prices list Siete rye at 60 cents, corn at $2.55, butter at 120, eggs as noted in the fragmented market report.
Tragic Draft Survives Fire After Train Wreck
A half charred draft for 44.85 drawn on White Sewing Machine Company survived a wreck on the Twentieth Century Limited and wash through an open switch at Mentor Ohio. The draft was paid and returned to a New York correspondent, then forwarded to Winchester with an explanatory note. The event follows a high volume of business between Hanover National Bank and its New York partner.
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Farmers’ & Merchants National Bank
New York
Twentieth Century Limited
Lake Shore
Mentor
Farmers’ & Merchants
Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank
Winchester
Hanover National Bank
Bristol Rejects Sam Jones Revival Plan
Rev Sam P Jones a Georgia evangelist with many Bristol connections faced opposition from local ministers. The Bristol board of trade asked the ministers' association to invite him to revive in the tabernacle, but about twenty five members rejected the proposal after a lengthy, animated discussion. The group ruled the time place and preacher unsuitable for the revival.
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Sam P. Jones
Georgia
Bristol
Bristol Board of Trade
Ministers’ Association
Sam Jones
Great Tabernacle
German Baptists
Tabernacle
Summer visit shifts McVicar family to Winchester Inn
Ashby McVicar his wife and child stayed a few days last week with sister Miss Kate McVicar on North Main street and moved to Winchester Inn. Mrs McVicar will stay for some time. Mr McVicar departs tonight for a business trip to New York and will not return to Texas until late summer. Mrs W O Woore has returned from a visit to Mrs Arthur Woore.
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Ashby McVicar
Kate McVicar
North Main Street
Winchester Inn
McVicar
New York
Texas
School Board Seeks New Site for Public School
Stephens City residents and a citizens committee met at F F Mayers home to discuss rebuilding the public school on a better site. They could not locate a suitable location and asked for more time. trustees granted extension. Local notices report weddings rumored, renovations at several homes, and Ted storms knocking out telephones.
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Stephens City
F. F. Mayers
Alice Simpson
Jessie Kern
Winchester
Maude Steele
Alberta Shannon
Edgar Lemley
Miss Maude Steele
Louisville
H. Miller
0. M. Peery
8. M. Stickley
Peansy Autoists Encounter Snags
Mr Charles Duffy of Harrisburg and his two daughters travel with a party through Pennsylvania and Maryland visiting Shenandoah Valley. Their auto breaks near Maurertown on Friday forcing a return to Winchester. Mr N A Cooper and the driver later attempt repairs in the Valley while Duffy runs Lochiel Hotel.
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Charles Duffey
Harrisburg
Hotel Evans
N. A. Cooper
Maurertown
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Luray
C Cooper
Chaffeuer
Duffy
Lochiel Hotel
Small Boy Finds Many Old Coins Near Rosenberger
Master Frank Keckley in the Rosenberger area unearthed a Mexican dollar from 1833 and a coin marked M J K while in a potato patch. The initials likely belonged to Mary Jane Keckley, late wife of Jonah Tavenner. Mrs Tavenner was daughter of Benjamin Keckley and mother to Judge F S Tavenner of Woodstock and Minnie Eastham of Dennison, Texas. The boy’s finds spur greater effort in coin hunting.
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Frank Keckley
A. M. Keckley
Rosenberger
M.J.K
Mary Jane Keckley
Jonah Tavenner
Woodstock
Minnie Eastham
Dennison
Texas
Frank
Gid Keckley
Horse Thief Held in Lebanon Jail Faces Charges
A man accused of stealing Mr. Robert M. Henry's mare is jailed in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He faces two additional horse stealing counts besides the mare theft, with identification by a Harrisburg liveryman and the harness found seven to eight miles from Lebanon. The mare was taken two months ago after the thief hired gear from a local stable.
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Robert M. Henry
Lebanon
Henry
Joseph P. Thompson
Harrisburg
Thompson
Stein
Hoffman
Mr. Henry
Pennsylvania
Harry Hoff
East Fairfax Lane
Virginia
West Virginia
Berryville Daily Social Roundup Sees Local Movements
The Berryville Evening Star reports a series of local comings and goings. Residents including Mieses Kitty, Lacey McDonald, Miss Mary Moore and Elvira Moore return from visits to Norfolk Baltimore Washington and Chicago. Other locals M L Scheuer Front Royal and Charles Phillips Charlestown are noted visiting and traveling.
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Evening Star
Berryville
Mieses Kitty
Lacey McDonald
Norfolk
Mesars
L. Scheuer
P. Palmbaum
Baltimore
Mary Moore
Washington
Elvira Moore
Bryan Marr College
Lege
M. L. Sheuer
Front Royal
Elvira Cabell
Chicago
A. Moore
Ernest Stolle
Charlestown
Charles Phillips
Dawson McCormick
M. L. Scheuer
Charles Clevenger
Louis Scheuer
Jefferson Line Nears Completion Linking Telephones
Jefferson County Telephone Company nears completion of the Charlestown to Harpers Ferry line. It will connect with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company there and later link at Clarke county line with Southern Bell Company, providing Winchester day an additional connection. The Friendship Reel Team meets at 7 o clock tonight at the
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Jefferson County Telephone Company
Charlestown
Harpers Ferry
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Clarke County
Southern Bell Company
Winchester Day
Victory for Turnpike Co in Virginia injunction case
Judge Harrison ruled in favor of the Martinsburg Turnpike Co granting an injunction against United Telephone and Telegraph Co. citing lack of Virginia license and nonpayment of taxes. The decision bars the telecom from operating on the turnpike until proper state authorization is obtained.
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Harrison
Martinsburg Turnpike Co
United Telephone & Telegraph Co
United Company
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Turnpike Company
Hoover
Winchester Telephone Company
Pennsylvania
United Telephone Company
Clark Cather
J. K. McCann
John Myers
Rutherford
Telephone Company
United Telephone and Telegraph Company
Virginia Corporation
Prices Here Fifty Years Ago at Winchester Market
A historical price list from the Spirit of Jefferson dated September 12, 1854 records weekly Winchester Market prices for the week ending September 7 1854. Corrected by Sam J. Hartley at the depot it lists items such as bacon flaxseed wheat oats corn lard with wagon prices.
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Winchester
Sam J. Hartley
Strike Still On at Kibourn Mill in Martinsburg
The Martinsburg Kibourn mill strike continues with no near settlement. Former employees seek work elsewhere and have left the city to find factory jobs in other towns.
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Martinsburg
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